Pen cleaner



Sept. 7,1926. 1,599,31s

J. A. CHRYSANDER PEN CLEANER Filed Oct. 1, 1925 lNvENToR @GVBl/:SANDERATrQRNEys Patented Sept. 7, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE. l

JOHN A. CHEYSANDEE, 0E NEW YonmN. Y.

PEN CLEANER.

Application `filed. October 1, 1925. Serial No. 59,860.

This invention relates to pen cleaners and has for any object to providean improved construction wherein meansare provided for readily wiping alump of ink from the end of a pen and also for cleaning and polishing apen. y

Another object, of the invention is to pro-` vide cleaning means for apen which will act also as a blotter.

A further object of the invention, more specifically, is to provide aseries'of sheets of paper of different qualities arranged in groups withcertain groups projecting above the others so that the pen may becleaned by the projecting groups vas it is drawn thereover or blottedand polished by being j inserted between any two of the sheets.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure lv is a perspective view of a penVcleaner disclosing an embodiment of the invention. y

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Fig` nre l, on line 2 2. Y

It is well known that writing pens become rusty and also'clogged withdust and dirt during use and differentmeans have been providedheretofore for eliminating these objections as far as possible. presentinvention, means have been provided for veliminating these objectionsand also presenting desirable features for re-V moving objectionableobjects from the pen point vor for causing the pen point` to be cleanedand polished without injuring the parts 'thereof'.

' VIn the accompanying drawing, an embodi-` ment of the invention isshown which is preferably arrangedin a suitable container 1. The deviceconsists ofv a plurality' of se'- ries of sheets of paper 2 and betweenthese series is arranged a second series Vof paper 3 which projectsabove the series of sheets 2 In the desired to both clean and polish thepen point, the same is inserted into any of the vsections of group 2 andis'moved up and down slightly whereby the pen will be cleaned and in acertain sense burnished so as to act in an elicient manner. Preferably,the sheets of paper 2 may be of any desired kind, as for instance, thesame qualityas ordinary writing paper while the sheets in the series orsections 3 preferably have a more absorbent quality, as for instance, a

rather hard or tight blotting paper. In addition to cleaning andpolishing as just deo i scribed, the device may be used to support thepen by allowing the same to rest thereon in any desired manner `or byhaving the pen 5 inserted between any of the sheets of either series. Y

lVhat I claimis'zl. A cleaner for writing pens, comprising aplurality ofgroups or series of sheets'of paper, each alternate group projectingabove the next adjacent group so as to present wiping shoulders.

2. A cleaner for writing pens, comprising` a body'formed of a series ofsets of sheets of paper acting to cleanand polish a pen, and a pluralityof setsof sheets of paper acting` to clean and blot the pen,said'second'sets of sheetsvbeing arrangedin spaced groups and dividingthe rstl lsets of sheets.

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